Chapter 52: Deadlock
Gu Tianming raised his hand and looked at his watch, and the time pointed to nine thirty-five.
He had a strong sense of crisis, as if someone had put his hand on the fire system releaser, ready to commit a crime on the main engine compartment, and the countdown to life began, measured in seconds.
He immediately gave an order: "The task force will send four members to break down the watertight door, report it immediately after the demolition is completed, and the rest of the personnel will remain on alert!"
Before the words fell, the task force leader had already named the specific person, and the four of them pounced like cheetahs, and they were still loaded during the movement, the bolt clicked, and the atmosphere entered the suffocation point.
But at the last moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute! There is a smell of gasoline in the cabin! Let them all stop! When they encounter an open flame, the engine room will burst into flames!"
Gu Tianming's pupils contracted sharply, and he could already hear whose voice it was.
"All withdraw!" Gu Tianming roared hoarsely, his hoarse voice echoing in the cabin, "All stop moving!
Fortunately, the four special police officers hadn't gone far, and when they heard the words, they just stopped, looked back blankly, and were completely at a loss.
Gu Tianming's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You...... How did you end up here?!"
Li Yiting quietly took off the mask on his face, ignored his annoyance, and just said straightforwardly: "The opponent has blocked all the loopholes, don't try to escape here by usual means." ”
Gu Tianming's face was blue and white, he was not stupid, so he didn't say anything for a long time, at this time he realized that he was already a little rabbit who had fallen into the trap, and he had no ability to struggle at all, let alone a reason to refute.
Li Yiting continued: "Director Gu, we can only wait patiently for rescue now, and we can't stay in place like this, otherwise there is only a dead end." ”
"Damn it!" Gu Tianming burst out with a foul language, and he didn't know who he was scolding.
He was helpless now, and he was not interested in knowing why Li Yiting suddenly appeared here. In his heart, there were only countless grass and mud horses rushing by: complete defeat, real complete defeat! Beiting won.
Li Yiting glanced at him coldly, almost able to perceive his thoughts, this stubborn guy pulled everyone into a desperate situation by insisting on going his own way.
"Director Gu, no one expected the current situation, don't blame yourself too much. Li Yiting decided to calm Gu Tianming's emotions first, without this person's assistance, many plans could not be implemented, "And escape is not hopeless, please calm down." ”
Gu Tianming's face really softened, and he said ashamedly: "The president is far-sighted, and I, Gu Tianming, am ashamed of myself." ”
Li Yiting reached out and patted the young man's shoulder, at least at this time, Gu Tianming acted like a man.
Gu Tianming said with annoyance: "Who put gasoline in the vital part?" He had now regained his senses and quickly thought of this core question.
Li Yiting thought for a while: "There is only one explanation, there are indeed ghosts here." The inner ghost opened the sealed gasoline tank without us noticing, because we didn't smell such a strong smell at first, at least not until the watertight device was turned off. ”
"This inner ghost plans to die with us?" Gu Tianming suddenly realized.
Li Yiting shook his head: "Not necessarily. He was clearly thinking.
Gu Tianming was clear: "In other words, if you find out the inner ghost, you can find a way to get out of here?" His gaze swept over the crowd, and all he saw was panic and dodging.
"Perhaps. Li Yiting paused, "But it is urgent to find out the inner ghost, otherwise everyone may die at any time." ”
Gu Tianming nodded: "Makes sense." ”
Li Yiting took two steps forward: "Everyone, I am the president of the Beiting Detective Agency, and now that time is pressing, I have to take some emergency measures to ensure everyone's safety." Judging by all indications, at least one of us is a member of the Nine-Tailed Fox, so please don't panic yet......"
"I've guessed who this person is, but I need to do a test to make sure it's safe. The method of testing is like this-" he pointed to the main switchboard behind him, "This switchboard supplies the power of the whole ship, in addition to the main switch, there is also a switch to open the engine room ventilation system, I will number the ten switches on the panel 1-10, you will tell me one by one privately, which switch is to turn on the fan, and if you answer correctly, the test will pass." Do you understand?"
As he spoke, he counted out the switches in order, which were side by side, and it was clear at a glance.
There was another commotion in the crowd, but a few families were happy and a few were sad.
"I ...... I have a question...... "Someone suddenly spoke, "I took a temporary boat back to the mainland, I don't know anything about this, what can I do?"
"It's easy to do. Li Yiting said unhurriedly, "I have carefully observed you just now, and the inner ghost should not be among you, but you also need to conduct this test." As for how to screen, that's my job, and it has nothing to do with you, you just have to tell the truth, do you understand? I've been working on the ship for several days, so I naturally have my own special judgment. ”
"It's only 5 minutes, start now!" Li Yiting didn't explain anymore.
The second engineer stood closely, he was the first to walk to Li Yiting's ear and whispered twice, Li Yiting nodded, and the second engineer stood aside with his hands down; the second one came over was the old master just now, he slowly whispered to Li Yiting with confidence, and Li Yiting also nodded......
Soon, all 24 people walked over, pricking up their ears to listen to his conclusions.
Li Yiting beckoned to Chao Ge: "First mate, please tell everyone about the correct fan switch." ”
Chao Ge was stunned: "This ...... I'm not so sure. I am mainly responsible for the management of cruise ships, and these business matters may be better known to the masters than me. ”
He seemed to recall something: "No, I remember that the switch of the fan was not here! but in the auxiliary engine room, from where the ventilation system was controlled." ”
Li Yiting clapped his hands lightly and said, "That's right, the switch of the fan is indeed not here, and the first mate's answer is completely correct." ”
He continued: "I remember that when the whole ship was out of power today, there were maintenance workers who came to troubleshoot, and a master temporarily changed the wiring to restore the power supply, right?"
Chao Ge nodded without thinking: "Yes, it does. ”
"Well, I was near the switchboard. Li Yiting smiled, "By the way, the maintenance master was arranged by your first mate, right?"
"Uh......" Chao Ge was startled, "Officer, are you suspicious of me?"
Li Yiting hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, I don't have any doubts, but I confirm that the inner ghost is you." As for which fox you are, you have to tell us yourself!"